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was in charge Of a party making sur
vey for Q railroad line between Nagpoor and
Hyderabad. India tsaid Major White), and as
there was no hurry about the work our party
was as much . hunting as surveying party.
We numbered about SO people, ten of whom
were white men. Owing to the difficulties Of
the country we had no saddle horses. but took
along six or eight pack animals, and each ma
culties In the way OF building line made the
country sportsman's paradise. Twenty years
ago there was moro Wild and savage game to
the acre In that district than elsewhere south
doubtless driven the big wild game away by
We were travelling along the north branch
OF the Gadavey River-Jsometimes upon its
water, sometimes travelling Ave or six miles
day. and again hating for q couple OF days to
ilsh or shoot.when q most singular incident
befell me individually; l had left CAMP at an
ried my rife with me. / had no intention OF go
Vio VIC u afternoon had Observed what seemed
f. BE- Ga ss EpS Il bend f h
left camp. Some Of the native servants were
their services. It was pretty thick Jungle be.
tween the camp and the bend. but at the bend
heavy forest growth and q ledge OF rscks for
background. As took look around before
sitting down, on the bank to my sport TO-
as wAs Sr
70 work, with my hshipg tackle. Catching .
fys mlnutSs lbefors I was msetlns With such
sS 1s s dgss oS. 81 nina and
I had landed half q dozen good sized fsh.
and was Just then playing larger one. when
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rs rHErAsTE For vHIsKEYDEc11N1Nas
From the Ne,o or,ean, rteav,.,,s.

Before the war the common drink through
out the South, was brandy, imported cognac.
combned With the reduced financial condition se
OF the Southern people to make brandy too e1-
psHnsiys. and It has gone out Of common use as
United States Government. which raises many
ted spts wss too e or
ehsmis. has been called into f.aaisltlon to to
result Is that an incalculable quantity Of facti;
W out Hr Of 6 and
but little OF spirituous properties, has gone
& dfnsnH o Is called Sh
hey. but, much OF It Is the counterfeit poison
stun: and as consequence there Is a sensible
- The news comes now that the distillers Of
q 80 ssf n @ sayn
der Contract, Nearly ali the distillers in the
viii be successfully carried out The object Of
many times previously. is to reduces the helm i'm.
mense oyerstock Of Kentucky whiskey and
Il Is stated that the present stock of whiskey
49.7o4,ss gallons, WHICH Is an increase Of
The monthly output Of whiskoy IN the Blue Blue
Grass State is about two and a quarter million
gallons. In the United States to-day there are
100000 gallons Of whiskey IN Government
tax and withdrawal, besides O large quantity
in the hands OF dealers.
We would be glad to believe that the con-
sumption Of ardent spirits had steadily de-
creased to bring about such result, but the
indications do not show this. There seems to
be no reduction in the amount Of alleged whis-
key handed over the counters Of the almost in
Vulnerable barrooms and places where liquors
are sold but It must be obvious that The cheap
have passed through the Government whiskey
tax mill. Nor Is any OF 1t illicit or moonsbine"
liquor. but simply substance compounded for
tho purpose.
The Government unfortunately does not con-
Germ itself with the protection OF the people
against poisonous drinks. It is only solfcltous
may work their will on helpless populace.
The Government should either repeal the tax
which encourages the arts OF the poisoner. orit
should Institute protective measures to insure
be an evil, how vastly multiplied is the curse
which. comes from the widespread consump-
ton OF poisonous limitations OF 1t. Pure liquor
Is harmless in comparison.
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OLD virrinia Coru.Pones.

From the Springfield Republicans.
sho ysh needn't tell me muffin bout yeh cakes and ysh
Kass fso made em To- do light you ebsr see;
Dc omleckA and do salads, and de creams am mighty
But dore's nufnn like do Gavin PONIES for mo-
Pears like de SUMS ashinn on meh old Virginia house.
An DO yello' cmbin roun de pillars oh dc pooh
An dc red pspies burnin In do breeze
kin meh deah young misss como runnin' down Dc
Wild her pooty cheeks a. giowin' rosy red.
An do sunshine kissn OBJ her leete sof white han&
An dancin' on do brown curs OBJ her head
kin hsah her sweet voice oallin' yes a. It -
To dat lazy nisrer aawse, " whar bel"
Kase she nay do Brompton people" am scomins up
An dssii want An. Li.as cawn.ponss for tea
'ciar to goodness dsy'd come sroopin' to ~ vssy
Wild How dy Nanny Liza how 70 bsr
An dsyd split deir sides lafin a. they frowsd Dc
70 do pisninnes hansin' roun' ter ses
Oh do sinsin' ana do dAncin when do ysllo was
An 40 cswnfel's les like SLIDER sea;
Wild ole Nose a-scrapin' OBJ his fiddle to do bonsA
While Cesar tumIned dc banjo on his knee
An dc folks at Mas'r Alec's dat I sect
But Dc mos hAb de rbber do shnin golden sho
An do horn'll soon DO tootn' up for mo
Dem whom meh white souls carried to dat dressed,
An rneh own deah Miss Lucy's face SEQ.
reckon dat de food dsy eats aroun do thrones
Irvine ter tas' like angel oawn'ponss ter me-
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Lightning Freaks.

Lightning struck hickory tree near Tom Loylsss
saloon at Dawson 0A, and cut Il into ribbOnP Two
young men In the sAlsoh thrswn TO the door an
other against the partition break his rbs Wills
fourth was slightly shocked not 70 be dnfurosd
Near Brownsville, TsH, lightning struck house at
the Chatones ranch and OF people sitting around
table ", PortAlos RAd his wife were instantly killed,
ana EuRsnso Rincones each Loot kht OF the right eye
all injured.
Lightning struck window sash In the holSs Of Mr.
ConkilnR az hiaEoWoOd N, j.. and cut cut pane Of
glala .s neatly DIAMOND cesd have doae fhsn ths
nuid danced about the building making thin6s lively
IL ripped tho mating from the floor cut Of ne
cAAt6rs from bod post dew iAto the kitchen and threw
Rh passed Int Ano1hsl resn and .srs The heel from
framed mOttk .0ed 6sas home" and bSTdsrei 70
with nre. than Ian b. window and buried itAA1 N AS
ground
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slight noise stsrtled me, and I looked around
70 see such eight. as has seldom come to the
9sh. II was the last fsb pulled out, and In tts
Sns eSnss Inn. was s%san ne sS9 ser G Would
tsSs Sss strnes hard snsneh ~ move Tho sh
frSEe M 0a ma no' and al coud DO was
tiser had crept down irom the biuYs. and Why
vent from fish to fish, turning them over with
BE pay, and time and again bT,ishing me with
feet away leaning against bush, and might
been idiot enough to try to sach Y SSt
PLAYING with ths iisR, and, soitly climbing .
attention, and then sang out:, -
Ssss e ana asEySas % io' fs sfoss S%
he meant that the spirit Of good native had
Tsy no TO ssM es s s
was q sooa Size and fuii OF Sitaiity, and Tho
Then hs sprang for Il as a. kitten would Tor q
s. Of fsS AZ yfa s ws 4 s III sr ssme
stances. to witness his actions He would run
Ground In circles as you have seen a young
and then again he would become the cat and
Creep softly forward to bounce upon one OF the
@ EsSh iSS oE socss sa sFe TO h
OF the sport, expected he would turn to mo
sooner Or later, but The netive saw the change
Master. the hitoreeie is going to play with
The tiger suddenly loft the last hsh landed,
Ssnr W to
worm worm his head Y der my left arm. and, I'm
smoothea down his. fur as II no had been q
tSs bs dog had on big straw hat and
to pieces bad no more BAIT to fish with. and
drew drew in the line. and sat there waiting for the
hat he came over and rubbed I against ' me. and
with my hand from nose to tail. / gradually
Know how the affair Would end S HE sun was as
EsttIag vel! up and very hot and the beast
minutes from the time he appeared the tiger
began to show a, change of demennor. He
aeted nervous and uneasy, and the hair on his
pack stood up at intervals. L judged that he
had got the scent OF my servant. and such
proved to be the case.
dared red, not rise t. my feet but made up my
was Infested with crocodtles, but there was not
saurian. Once the tiger RIared at mo and
growled. but next moment whined as II afraid,
hnu ouReu up toward mo as II Tor protection.
The servant had been keeping a watchful eye
the time had come for decisive action. He
therefore fired his pistol and shouted at the
The beast dropped his tall. uttered long
drawn whine, and with sort OF farewell glance
ct me ho bolted for the forest and disappeared.
l had looked him over pretty well, and had
noticed, among other things, that he had
broken claw on the right paw.
We did not break camp that day. Just be-
fore sunset. as we sat in groups smoking our
pipes. a tiger charged boldly in among the SER
WANTS and seized ono and attempted to make
OIL. We rallied to prevent, and the beast
knocked two other men over before he was
despatched. When we came to examine tho
body had not the slightest difficulty in identi-
fyinX 1t as that Of my playmate Of the morning
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Book Notes.

The Harpers publish authorised edition Of A. Rider
Haggar latest and perhaps most exciting and fasei
mating story, Allan QuatermAin." The nrst edition
will consist of SO.0O0 oopes.
worthington Co. publish "sseot PosmA by Algsr.
Charles swnburne." The selection II judicously
made but surprised that tho editor should have
omitted from II those nne stanzas beginning when
tho hounds OF spring"
Under the title Of "Ths Autobiography Of Barrel
Bourbon George Munro publishes . Temperance ale
CORY Of decided type The author IL particularly
hard upon moderate drinkers whom, - OLIVIA he ap-
parsntly dooms to perdiuon.
The Applstons publish enlarged edition Of part !.
Of Prof Alexander Bain's well known "Enslish Compo-
son and Rhetoric" The author says he has narrowed
the scope Of his work In order do ample justice
portions Of chosen for their general utility
In his Thirteen Stories OF the Far wes 70 W. Bar
deem, syracuse Mr. Forbes Hesrmans shows himself to
DO clever though slavish imitator Of Brot Harts
Had the latter never written his Luck Of Roaring
Camp" Mr.. Heerman's Shingles would DO esteemed
rather remarkable tale.
We have received from the Catholic Publication 3D.
cety Company "ln tho Way" byJ. H. . story Of the
conversion OF soms English children to the Roman
Catholic faith; and Our Divine saviour and ofhsr Dis
courses" By the Right Rev j. G. Hsdley, o. 0. B.
Bishop OF Newport and Meneria.
"The ShAybaeks In Camp" by Samuel J. and Isabel O.
Barrows thoughton hinin Co, BOSTON,. series of
papers OF which have previously appeared In
print relating the adventures Of family who were
customsd to spend their summers under canyaa II
gives many pleasing pictures OF Lake Aemphremagog
which their favorite camping ground
In his Prose Pastoras" (Tioknor Co.. Boston, Mr..
Herbert Milton sylvester discusses many aspects Of
rural nature with onthusAsn and . minutsness Of
detail characteristic Of who Ia country born and
country bred lie writes with eommendAble purity Of
style, and his reflections simple and obviouA FAR
removed from commonplace. pleasant book fos sum
reading
Thomas Y. Crowen Co. pubiish SWAN nytoh and
Other Stories" translated from the Russian Of Count
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There waa young man who came out to the West
Came from the East that IL shop and busted
And much there occurred TINT troubled his rest
But chisfest Of these the broncho he trusted
For that broncho no bucked and that brncho he tore
He tipped up behind and he reared up before
This sef.risiug broncho this rip snortinH bronoho,
This broncho which made the young man 20 dsaustsdi
He mounted the ctitter 20 take . short ride
And tried to start Oh with q Central Park trot
But that broncho had cussednes stored in his hide,
And mentally whispered he guessed he would not
Thsn he crooked up his back with . terrible hump
Got up on his bind legs and proceeded to jump
And the young man shot through the atinosphers-
Away to ward the Ornament calm and clear,
Far mp among the starr 10 high,
That nightly wheel Athwart the sky;
Up from this world OF doubt and care
Up from whers bronchos pitch and tear-
This high'nyng young man, this skyserspins young
man,
This young man who mounted the broncho which
seemed hung In the air
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From the Boston Daily Adrsrttssr.

Prom the BostoH Daily Adrsrfts~.
sandy road straight leading to the seA
And all tho landscape Of neutral tint
Save where the wild .rose bloom does surely hint
That June has come moro with bird and bee.
Among the dropping grasses Of the beach.
Within this barren sol. no tree has grown.
But year by year. In reckless haste outthroWu,
Tho green arms Of the dog rose wider reach
Wind from tho sea- that over leagues Of foam
Comes with the scent OF rockweed in its track
And brings to pale, wan cheeks the life blood back
Hove you well nor Tar from you would roam
But better still love the wild.rose bloom.
Its perfume sweet that all tho air does an
II makes my pulses once again to thrill
Ny heart would bound though 1t veto sunk In gloom.
ID here beside the seA . link between
The wRtor and the land, the roses grow.
They bloom but to decay too soon Know
They hide, yet sweetest In their death are seen.
Thus to our lives 80 often dull and gray
whore what must not whAI We WILL u law,
God always sends some lovely lift to draw
Our hearts 70 Him and brighter make the way.
AUGUSTA N CRocxn
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from the Cnftsttdn Inteltt0cncr.
Through life we build our monumental
OF honor and, perhaps, Of fame;
The little and the great events
Are blocks OF glory or Of shame.
Tho modest. humble, and obscure,
Living unnoticed and unknown,
Nay raise shaft that will endure
Longer than pyramids OF stone.
Tho carvon statue turns TO dust
And marble obelisks decay,
But deeds Of pity, faith. and trust
No storms OF fate can sweep away.
Their base stands on the rock Of right
Thor apex reaches to the skies;
They glow with tho increasing Hight
OF all the circling centuries.
Our building must be good or badi
In words we speak, In deeds We do;
On sand or granite must be laid
The shaft that shows us false or true.
How do We buid-what can We show
/ For honrs and days and years Of toll
II the foundation firlh bslOwf
IL II on rock or sandy soil
Tho hand that lifts the fallen MP,
That heals heart or binds wound.
That gives the needed crust and cup,
ID building upon solid ground.
10 there block Of stainless white
within the monumental wall,
"He buildsd wen 10 should We all ~
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A woman's No.


from TIC S1u fTuVctJCO WUSp
She had a parcel, small and round,
One lovely afternoon last summort
offered. a. In duty bound,
To take 1t from her.
She thanked mo with . gracious smile,
As sweet as rosy lips could mako III
II was so small twas not worth while
To let me take IL.
Again I offered as before
or that slight burden to relieve heri
Shed rather not: Pray say no morew
'Tw0uld really grieve her.
ceased to plead; she seemed contenti
Tho thing was small and neatly corded,
And 80 along our way we went
To whore sho boarded.
But whom upon the stOop she stood,
And ere our last Adieus were uttered.
She eyed mo in roRuish mood,
And softiy muttered,
As swung the door to let her through,
And left me there all unresiBttng:
- don't think very much OF you
For not insistng"
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From the YoutA's companlom.

Here's to my love, and here's to my dove
And heres 30 my darling and dear,
FROM the dew Of the rosa as bourgoons and blows
will drink to my sweetheart here
with the eyes Of q lover watch her come over
The crest Of the purple hillsi
Ny pulses beat At the hound Of her feet
Along BY the rivers and rills.
For at ever % Hight touch, or % slight
A tuneful song doth arise
And as 30 swift tho waters drift
They catch tho blue OF her syes
And where she passes. the emerald RrasseA
The towering garden and glade,
Lift higher and higher each tender Bptrs,
OF bud, and blossom, and blade.
And the Soul Of the rose y woosd 70 unoloss.
And slip from its sheath OF death
To r0Vel anew In the sun and the dew,
AZ the touch OF her bAlmy breath.
Then drink TO her health, and drink 10 her wealth
or summer bloom and cheer
A through the gases abe lightly pAA1eA
The sweetheart Of the year.
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The Sweet Girl Graduate.

The Sweet Girl Graduate.
Prom he BtIllo Esprsss.
. sweet girl grAdi
We thought we had
Out4rOwn our grAduAtolatryt
The fast that yet
% ys1'n fsrgst
npot AZ all eonsolAtTy.
In ribbons blns,
Dress, yeieas hua
You'll read your valedietory;
Che man who's seat
To represent
Us will be mAledictory1.
Your picture now
49, y We know nod how
Aad4 by con nsltoGrapAG
Wen hAAf en- nA4quo
Above our desk.
Along srfh our biography.
Smyrna times., 1887-07-20

YESTERDAY was Odd Fellows day at
Woodland Beach, and they had the
pick day of the week An overcast sky
and cool eastern breezes which had fol-
lowed the torrid atmosphere of a few
hours before. They were down in
force, some leaving as early in the
morning as seven o'clock so as to have
full day at the beach The larger
part dined at Mr.. Campbell's table de
hote, and the day was one Ofsolid plea
sure to the large number of partici-
pants. The visitors to the beach speak
in the highest terms of the accommoda-
tions and of the attentions of Mr..
Campbell and his assistant, Mr.. Collins.
IN Honor to Whom Honor is Due"
the editor of Record takes over a half
column TO castigate this paper and
especially the writer of a cOmmunica-
tion in our last issue bearing the sigma
ture r." We had to hunt up
the article to see what indiscreet thing
we had done, and laid it down as much
in the dark as ever. If there was any,
thing inappropriate in language or in
dulging in personal reflections, we did
not see it. That there is and has been
a difference of views as to the proper
Interpretation of the law in regard to
teachers life certificates, is manifest in
discussion in all the papers. We would
suggest to our sensitive friend that the
weather is hot, too hot to indulge in
logical deductions" where there is no
premises to build on. All that is rel
terated in regard to Mr.. Handy and
hic naofiOr, I II
superintendency was clearly stated in
the TIMES three weeks ago, and it is
no use in the Record trying to raise an
issue where none exists in an endeavor
to put the TIMES in a false position.
On Monday because of the hot wealth
er we suppose, (fOr he is not in the
habit of getting drunk every day.
Ruben Warren imbibed freely enough
to make him playful or pugnacious,
which ever mood should be the most
convenient. In his first condition of
playfulness he got hold of n. M. Davis
who was trying to keep cool in front OF
the Delaware House, and was obliged
to go through a tussle before he could
get away from him and resume his seat
again, thinking they both had enough
OF the tun such as 1t was. But Warren IS
potatiOns had by this time put him
several degrees above the natural tenn
perature and as quickly changed him
from the humorous to the bellicOse,
and the next thing that Davis felt from
an unseen direction was the leg of an
old chair coming with crashing force
down on his nose. OF course it made
the claret fly and him very indignant
and if some one hadn't taken his gun
away from him, there might have been
a tragedy. But Davis carries about
with him a fearful nose and Warren
has been scared ever since.
Since the above was written and put
in type we learn that there is another
and very different side of the affair viz
that Davis had tried to get up fight
between Warren and another man, and
that Warren had suffered some severe
blows from him before he retaliated
with n chunck.
Smyrna times., 1887-07-20
Personal.

The family of VIM. NJ. Bell left this
morning for RehobOth TO occupy the
Hooper cottage, recently purchased.
the remainder of the summer. Mrs.
Rachel Hoffecker, the mother of Mrs.
Bell, accompanied them.
Miss Clara Downs, of Denton, Md, is
the guest of the Misses HOugh.
Miss Addie DUNCAN, of Philadelphia,
is visiting Miss Lizzie Beck.
A. w. Cummins, of the Senior class.
Lafayette College, has returned home
for the vacation. He was detained some
two weeks longer than the other stu
dents to complete some journalistic
work, to which he will probably give
his attention after graduation.
Miss Sue Quigg, Of North East, join
ed the COLCHESTER excursion last week,
and had something like an ovation on
the deck of the steamer in the greetings
of her Smyrna friends and former
Dover schoOlmates.
Herman Roe expects to spend two
or three weeks of his vacation in Phila-
delphia, going the last of this week.
Miss LenOre Clements, of Raymond's
Neck, has gone to Marydel to remain
several months.
Mrs. VIM. P. Dickson, of Jersey
City, is on visit to her father, A. H.
Wilson.
Morris and Bertha SOudheimer, OF
Wilmington, are visiting B. Hirnheimer
on Commerce street.
Frank Raymond and family, of Phil
adelphia, came last evening for a visit
of two or three weeks to Smyrna
friends.
L. Irving Handy and wife are
spending the vacation in visiting his
relatives in Virginia, and in the North.
ern States.
Smyrna times., 1887-07-20
No Cause for Envey.

There IS nothing like a friendly tilt
now and then over public question.
ora matter OflOcal interest. even thouUh
you are compelled to measure swords
with your towns august editor. You
need never fear total annihilation bv
the intellectual giant who disposes of
an adversary with the chaste and gen
tlemanly diction, that he is ar ass. con
celted and ignorant Such expressions
always awaken sympathy for their
puerlle author. They never vet estab-
lished a fact, strengthened a princinle
or proved an assertion. You rarely
lind man intellectual, influential and
successful, who has not more or less
concelt. If the subject were worthy
the compliment, we would frankly ad-
NIT that the editor of the Record is con-
celted. Ere long he will find out be i
a tool in the hands of an aspirant. who
will use him as best he can to promote
his own interest. In his effort to direct
attention to the illogicalness of the
lines article he has conspicuouslv
garbled statements to suit his capric-
lousness, and supplanted facts with
mlsstatements. Editor TAYLOR knows.
or ought to know, and so do all other
persons who have any interest in our
local school matters, all the facts per-
tanning to the administration Of our
public schools affairs from the second
Tuesday of April until the close of the
school year. The absurdity of such a
statement that " Mr.. Handy's imme-
date resignation would have been ten
dered, etc, ," is too apparent to admit OF
further comment. In clothing vour
oracle with all the honor your fancy
can inven., don't have it understood
that he openly violated the law. His
resi- iIgnatiOn was Immediately rendered
and accepted instanter No ones
opinion has been changed by the ref
erence to Sec. 6, p. So Laws of Della
ware, 1883. 1t had been read long
before 1t dawned upon the mind of the
Record that it could prove something
by calling attention to it. Very few
life certificates were issued to teachers
of this State. The two or three held in
Kent county are beyond the iurisdic-
ton of the County Superintendent ;
then why any allusion to them in his
notice to teachers of Examinations. AS
to er post factO law applying "only to
criminal matters" the Record can take
unto itself all the honor of such an in
depreciation the man of professions -
is an object of pity who doesn't know
any better. When you can view pub
lie questions dispassionately, and
adOrn your editorial columns with ideas
emanating from q different source than
that which let in the light " on the
County Superintendent Bill, your Jour
nal may then exercise some influence
in moulding the affairs of this common.
wealth. r